Mangione’s defense team wants prosecutors barred from seeking the death penalty in the federal case.

Mangione’s defense team wants prosecutors barred from seeking the death penalty in the federal case.

Attorney General Pam Bondi should have recused herself from Luigi Mangione’s federal murder trial over a “profound” conflict of interest, his attorneys have argued.

Bondi used to be a partner at Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm that represents UnitedHealthcare, and continues to profit from her links to the firm, Mangione’s lawyers argued in a filing late Friday.

Mangione, 27, is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, on the streets of midtown Manhattan last December. He was arrested five days later at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He has pleaded not guilty to both state and federal charges.

    • chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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      26 days ago

      Hey now, that’s uncalled for.

      They don’t have any intention of serving the US, so there’s no conflict at all.

    • Krono@lemmy.today
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      26 days ago

      If our next president is a Republican or corporate Democrat, nothing will happen to her.

      If we somehow get a populist Dem, then Obstruction of Justice Tampering with Witnesses/Evidence (18 U.S.C. § 1512) comes with a penalty of up to 30 years in federal prison. She would likely get sentenced to 10 and serve about 6 years for her role in the Epstein coverup.

  • Scrambled Eggs @lazysoci.alEnglish
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    26 days ago

    This case should have been thrown out. Netflix made a show of him depicting him as guilty. This would sway the public opinion and there would be no 12 unbiased person as jurors.